Benefits

Users can define comprehensive lifecycle governance processes with embedded workflow functionalities. Lifecycle governance processes define activities to be performed in relation to a release, requirement, change or configuration. Acknowledged best practices and methodologies such as ITIL and project management frameworks such as Fujitsu's Macroscope or Ivar Jacobson's EssUP can be mapped as processes and automated within the Application and Service Management Suite.

Interstage Application Development Cycle Manager delivers additional value through its tight integration with Interstage Software Quality Analyzer and CentraSite. The three products form the Application and Service Management Suite, which is designed for full service and application lifecycle governance including business service management for SOA and other architectures.

Besides an integrated suite of software lifecycle management products, Interstage ADM provides value by minimizing development cost as errors can be detected very early in the lifecycle. Sophisticated requirements management allows business analysts and end-users describing their needs precisely, while software developers and architects immediately build upon that information. Requirements feed the change management process, which again leads directly to define and manage releases. This chain of integrated ALM functionality reduces cost by decreasing repetitive data entry and manual work. Interstage ADM provides features that enable organizations to establish their IT-governance processes, which is the foundation to comply with any regulations that might be imposed externally or via company policies. Overall Interstage ADM helps to set and communicate expectations on upcoming releases realistically, based on structured and orchestrated information management for software applications and services.